Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 80.9% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
|
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